Snow is out, rain is in for Houston area, forecast shows

Forecast: Snow is out, rain is inFriday freeze led to danger on roads

HPD officers tread carefully at the scene of a multi-car pileup on the Griggs Road overpass Saturday on I-45. The accident killed one person.

HPD officers tread carefully at the scene of a multi-car pileup on the Griggs Road overpass Saturday on I-45. The accident killed one person.

Photo: James Nielsen, Chronicle

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HPD officers tread carefully at the scene of a multi-car pileup on the Griggs Road overpass Saturday on I-45. The accident killed one person.

HPD officers tread carefully at the scene of a multi-car pileup on the Griggs Road overpass Saturday on I-45. The accident killed one person.

Photo: James Nielsen, Chronicle

Snow is out, rain is in for Houston area, forecast shows

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After wintry weather wreaked havoc on Houston-area roads late Friday and early Saturday, the city is in for rain today.

At least two people were killed and a Houston police officer was injured in weather-related accidents following Houston's rare snowfall Friday.

An officer investigating a minor traffic accident early Saturday on Loop 610 above the Gulf Freeway was hurt when a passing driver lost control of her vehicle, Houston Police Department spokesman Kese Smith said.

As she approached the initial accident, the driver tapped her brakes and skidded into the patrol car, pinning the officer between his cruiser and the guard rail.

The Eastside Patrol Division officer was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital with leg injuries, Smith said. The officer's name is not being released pending notification of family.

In a separate incident, a man died in a one-car accident late Friday on North Wayside near the North Loop.

Around 11:30 p.m., a green Cadillac Seville was speeding southbound on North Wayside when it struck a curb, crossed a grassy median and continued into other lanes of traffic, Smith said.